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Factors Influencing Referral to Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review.

Factors influencing referral to cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs: a systematic review.

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2013 Aug; 20(4): 692-700
Clark AM, King-Shier KM, Duncan A, Spaling M, Stone JA, Jaglal S, Angus J

Referral to cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs remains very low, despite evidence suggesting strong clinical efficacy. To develop evidence-based interventions to promote referral, the complex factors and processes influencing referral need to be better understood.We performed a systematic review using qualitative meta-synthesis.A comprehensive search of 11 databases was conducted. To be included, studies had to contain a qualitative research component wholly or in a mixed method design. Population specific data or themes had to be extractable for referral to programs. Studies had to contain extractable data from adults >18 years and published… Continue reading

Gang Membership, Violence, and Psychiatric Morbidity.

Gang Membership, Violence, and Psychiatric Morbidity.

Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 12;
Coid JW, Ullrich S, Keers R, Bebbington P, Destavola BL, Kallis C, Yang M, Reiss D, Jenkins R, Donnelly P

OBJECTIVE Gang members engage in many high-risk… Continue reading

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients With Depression: Comparison Between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients with Depression: Comparison between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2013; 9: 84-87
Dejesus RS, Angstman KB, Cha SS, Williams MD

Depression poses a significant economic and… Continue reading

Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Interventions on the Quality of Life in Chinese Heroin-Dependent Individuals in Detoxification: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Effect of cognitive behavioural interventions on the quality of life in Chinese heroin-dependent individuals in detoxification: a randomised controlled trial.

J Clin Nurs. 2013 Jul 12;
Zhuang SM, An SH, Zhao Y

To determine whether cognitive behavioural interventions would… Continue reading

Rationale, Timeline, Study Design, and Protocol Overview of the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials.

Rationale, Timeline, Study Design, and Protocol Overview of the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials.

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul 9;
Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Meert KL, Clark AE, Holubkov R, Browning B, Slomine BS, Christensen JR,… Continue reading

Physical Therapists in Primary Care Are Interested in High Quality Evidence Regarding Efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Provincial Survey.

Physical Therapists in Primary Care Are Interested in High Quality Evidence Regarding Efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Provincial Survey.

ScientificWorldJournal. 2013; 2013: 348014
Macintyre NJ, Busse JW, Bhandari M

Recent high-level evidence favours therapeutic ultrasound (US)… Continue reading

Assessing Quality of Life in the Treatment of Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Clinical Research Findings and Recommendations for Clinical Practice.

Assessing quality of life in the treatment of patients with age-related macular degeneration: clinical research findings and recommendations for clinical practice.

Clin Ophthalmol. 2013; 7: 1325-32
Yuzawa M, Fujita K, Tanaka E, Wang EC

The importance of incorporating quality-of-life… Continue reading

Clinical Outcomes Measures for Assessment of Longevity in the Dental Implant Literature: ORONet Approach.

Clinical Outcomes Measures for Assessment of Longevity in the Dental Implant Literature: ORONet Approach.

Int J Prosthodont. 2013 Jul-Aug; 26(4): 323-30
Bassi F, Carr AB, Chang TL, Estafanous E, Garrett NR, Happonen RP, Koka S, Laine J, Osswald M,… Continue reading

Two-Channel Transparency-Optimized Control Architectures in Bilateral Teleoperation With Time Delay.

Two-Channel Transparency-Optimized Control Architectures in Bilateral Teleoperation With Time Delay.

IEEE Trans Control Syst Technol. 2013 Jan; 21(1): 40-51
Kim J, Chang PH, Park HS

This paper introduces transparency-optimized control architectures (TOCAs) using two communication channels. Two classes of… Continue reading

Putting a Hold on the Downward Spiral of Paranoia in the Social World: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Individuals With a History of Depression.

Putting a Hold on the Downward Spiral of Paranoia in the Social World: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Individuals with a History of Depression.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e66747
Collip D, Geschwind N, Peeters F,… Continue reading